𑜍𑜤𑜀𑜫

Ahom

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ (“six”), from Proto-Tai *krokᴰ (“six”), from Old Chinese 六 (OC *ruɡ, “six”).[1] Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩫ᩠ᨠ, Lao ຫົກ (hok), Lü ᦷᦠᧅ (ḣok), Tai Dam ꪶꪬꪀ, Shan ႁူၵ်း (húuk), Tai Nüa ᥞᥨᥐᥱ (hǒk), Thai หก (hòk), Bouyei rogt, Zhuang roek or loeg, Nong Zhuang choak.

Numeral

𑜍𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ruk)

  1. six, 6

References
  1. Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
  • Morey, Stephen; Hosken, Martin

(2012). "Revised Proposal to add the Ahom Script in the SMP of the UCS"

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